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| Crucial fishing talks being held | |
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| Crucial fisheries talks for the Scottish fleet are getting under way in Brussels. | |
| EU ministers are discussing technical measures to govern fishing effort in 2010, amid calls for a re-think on discards - where fish are thrown back. | |
| Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead, who has flown out for the talks, vowed he would bid for positive changes to be agreed. | Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead, who has flown out for the talks, vowed he would bid for positive changes to be agreed. |
| It is feared some boats face tying up due to restrictions and finances. | It is feared some boats face tying up due to restrictions and finances. |
| 'Workable measures' | 'Workable measures' |
| Mr Lochhead said: "Many complex regulations will be discussed in Brussels, potentially setting the rules for our fishermen for a number of years to come. | Mr Lochhead said: "Many complex regulations will be discussed in Brussels, potentially setting the rules for our fishermen for a number of years to come. |
| "Any new measures must be workable and effective for the industry and the stocks that we have worked so hard to rebuild in recent years. | "Any new measures must be workable and effective for the industry and the stocks that we have worked so hard to rebuild in recent years. |
| "Despite having to cope with the worldwide recession and complex regulations from Brussels, most of Scotland's fleets have again stepped up to the plate on conservation this year." | "Despite having to cope with the worldwide recession and complex regulations from Brussels, most of Scotland's fleets have again stepped up to the plate on conservation this year." |
| He said: "We will be pressing hard to ensure that the industry's willingness to improve sustainability does not go unrewarded." | He said: "We will be pressing hard to ensure that the industry's willingness to improve sustainability does not go unrewarded." |